pursuivants
/ˈpɜːrsəvənts/
noun
- Plural of pursuivant; junior officers of arms in heraldry.
- The pursuivants marched in the procession, each carrying a banner.
- Several pursuivants were appointed to assist the heralds during the ceremony.
- The college of arms trained new pursuivants in the art of blazonry.
- Plural of pursuivant; followers or attendants who pursue something.
- The team of scientists were pursuivants of a cure, working day and night.
- The pursuivants of knowledge gathered at the library for the annual symposium.
- In the story, the king's pursuivants searched the forest for the lost treasure.
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